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Wienhausen The joint municipality of Flotwedel consists of the individual municipalities of Wienhausen, Langlingen, Eicklingen and Bröckel with a total of 11,000 residents. The dominating building is the Cistercian convent dating from the early 13th century. It is a unique building complex of North German redbrick Gothic containing treasures from the 13th to the 16th centuries and surrounded by a romantic, mostly unspoilt park. Today the convent is a Lutheran-Protestant ladies’ institution and open to the public from April to October. The precious tapestries from the 14th and 15th century are especially worth seeing. Once a year they are on public display for ten days starting from the Friday after Whitsun. Manors and picturesque villages as well as varied countryside consisting of woods and open fields are ideal for trips. The Village Museum Langlingen displays graphically rural culture and work. All year round, Wienhausen and its surrounding villages offer a wide variety of special concerts, selected flea and craft markets, entertaining cabaret, interesting exhibitions and culinary delights.

Sightseeing Convent in Wienhausen, St. Mary’s Church, belltower, old watermill, Blasek Oak, St. John’s Church in Langlingen, Maria and Magdalena Chapel in Oppershausen, “Amtshof” in Eicklingen. Museum: Village Museum Langlingen.

Stage and music Summer refectory of the convent in Wienhausen, cultural stage “Vorwerk” at the Oppershausen manor, cabaret stage “Kaleidoskop” at the “Findelhof” in Bockelskamp.

Leisure facilities River lido, canoe trips, horse riding, wagon rides, fishing, badminton, tennis, sauna, gliding, cycling, hiking.

Annual events „Tapestry weeks” at the convent in Wienhausen, Easter Market, Summer Market, nostalgic Christmas Market, Asparagus Festival, Harvest Festival, “Tales of the Convent”, studio weekend.

Further information Touristinformation Wienhausen Hauptstr. 7  29342 Wienhausen Germany Phone: +49 5149/8899 Fax: +49 5149/8895 e-mail:  wienhausen@tourismus-region-celle.de Internet:  www.region-celle.de Opening hours: 15 May – 15 October  Mon closed Tue – Fri: 10am – 5pm Sat + Sun: 11am – 2pm 16 October - 14 May Tue - Fri: 10am - 1 pm